The newly launched Intel Parallel Studio is a suite of products for Windows developers to create, debug and optimise applications targeting multicore processors.

New and improved WPF controls are among the enhancements in DXperience v2009 vol 1.

The primary focus in ComponentOne’s first release of Studio Enterprise 2009 is on Rich Internet and Smart Client applications.

The new release of Dundas Chart for .NET features Silverlight extensibility as well as more chart types and new helper add-ons.

The programme for the third annual Software Architect conference, which takes place in London at the end of September, has been announced.

Adobe has announced a version of the Flash runtime for Internet connected televisions, set-top boxes, Blu-ray players and other digital home devices.

Ruby and IronRuby are fashionable at the moment, which raises the question of what makes them so interesting. Mike James paints a picture of the essential Ruby.

It can be difficult to appreciate alien technology even if it’s doing exactly the same job as something familiar and well understood. Sing Li makes it easy for .NET enthusiasts to comprehend JSP by comparing it with ASP.NET.

Have you ever wanted to open a console in the middle of an application that doesn’t usually support one? Harry Fairhead explains exactly how to master the console.

Is it a dead parrot or does it fly? Mike James looks at IronPython and asks if it really is something completely different.

Who designs the interface? Dave Wheeler explains that the task can easily be split between a designer and a developer using the parts and states model.

Ian Elliot clarifies the confusion surrounding objects in JavaScript.